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Podcast Episode
Season
Nine
number
463
Type
Album Review
Post Date
11/26/2019

Greta

463 This Is Greta! by Greta

This Is Greta!

Label
Mercury
Release year
1995
Producer
Randy Stern
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Greta's 1995 sophomore album This Is Greta! is at it's best when ignores the grunge tendencies of the period, crafting big melodic pop hooks

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Greta was and is definitely not a household name when discussions of 90s bands come up. But like so many, major labels still found them and on occasion put out stellar releases that have gone forgotten, which is sort of the entire point of this podcast. Their second and final album, 1995's This Is Greta! may not fall into the stellar and must-have category, but it's got a lot going for it. Tight alt-rock songs with tinges of Beatle and Cheap Trick pop on a few tunes, hard-driving rockers with big guitars, all backed by a solid rhythm section has more than it's share of standout performances. They keep the songs tight, but perhaps a little too reliant on the well-worn verse/chorus/verse formula, that keeps everything familiar but also stale after a listen or two.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - About You
  • 9:08 - Some People
  • 11:35 - Charade
  • 18:03 - Rocking Chair
  • 23:47 - Nothing At All
  • Outro - Stained

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